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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-7236 · published 2 January 2009

CVE-2006-7236: Invisible-island xterm vulnerability

Invisible Island · Xterm

The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 7.5% · top 5.7% CWE-16 · CWE-16
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
7.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The default configuration of xterm on Debian GNU/Linux sid and possibly Ubuntu enables the allowWindowOps resource, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or have unspecified other impact via escape sequences.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384593
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=510030
http://secunia.com/advisories/33388
https://usn.ubuntu.com/703-1/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-7236), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.